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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1956
Page
3
Fairfield Connecticut board of education chairman Roger W Hartt says replacing five aging schools with new buildings could cut annual maintenance costs by 145000 dollars. He outlined the proposal to fellow board members as a way to save money through investment.
Census Bureau reports 1954 median family income at 4173 dollars, 60 dollars below 1953 but 300 above 1952. About 13 million of 42 million families earned at least 5000 dollars that year, with non farm purchasing power returning to World War II levels. Farm family cash income fell to 1973 dollars, down from 2131 in 1953. Five Michigan policemen contract mumps simultaneously.
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver approach the California vote with mutual caution as the national contest tightens. Kefauver forecasts a close race while Stevenson backers cite a potential 100000 vote margin. The Tuesday primaries, plus New York Montana and South Dakota, shape the fight for 208 Democratic and 202 Republican delegates ahead of the convention.
New York June 2. Girl Scout membership rose to an all-time high of 2,642,616 last year, per the annual report to Congress. The organization grows by more than 850 members daily and about one eighth of girls aged seven to seventeen are Girl Scouts.
Four Soviet diplomats began a 19 day tour of the South and Southwest visiting Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Texas The quartet left May 27 and plan to return to Washington around June 15 Names include Konstantin G Fedoseev Valeri N Butrov Vladimir I Andreyev and Lev Tlyen The trip signals relaxed Moscow policy with ambassadors recent visit to Williamsburg Virginia and planned stops in Richmond Charlotte Columbia Columbus Montgomery Mobile Gulfport Houston and San Antonio
Dallas Times Herald reports the Texas AFL and CIO merger, scheduled for late June, is delayed four to five months. The move stems from a national go slow directive amid AFL building trades jurisdictional disputes, delaying joint campaigning and solidarity in the national election season.
Odessa police reported seven accidents with two slight injuries at West County Road and Park Blvd where Fredric B. Baker 17 of 2801 Washington collided with Arthur S. Apple 60 husband of Emma N. Apple 2209 West 14th. Baker and Mrs. Apple treated for minor cuts and released.
Senator Mansfield urged greater economic aid to India to counter Red China as a potential Asia-wide threat. He released a study on economic development in India vs Communist China, warning Congress over aid scale amid debates on a 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid program and India's neutral Cold War stance. He defended India's democratic resolve and warned that outcomes of the race could reshape Asia's political landscape.
John Jay Hopkins of General Dynamics told 1,400 University of Texas graduates that a gradual 50 year tapering of armaments could lead to extended world peace through mutual deterrence. He warned the Soviet Union and United States will shift toward economic planning and away from military buildup.
Keenan Wynn wears a bright costume for The Great Man featuring a brown jacket blue dotted tie a striped vest and rose shoes. He quips about taking the lead role and notes he was told to dress flashy as the industry debates wardrobe choices.
Dallas reports Bishop William C. Martin stating Christianity has a rising tide of interest and a wider hearing. He urged ministers to thank God and noted more people participate in church than before. The North Texas Conference cites a need for 1,200 ministers and 50 volunteers for Methodist colleges.
Chairman Celler of the House Judiciary Committee urges a bill to have the vice president assume acting presidency when a president is disabled. A subcommittee will review scholarly input, including views from Herbert Hoover, weighing advantages and public opinion against alternatives.
Ralph Yarborough accused Daniel one of his opponents of being closely allied with Gov. Al lan Shivers calling King Shivers surrendering to crown price Daniel. He argued Arkansas had no insurance failures in 20 years and Texas deserves honest government. The event took place on the courthouse square.
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